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1 Translation result for shrank in Spanish

verb

shrink verb

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shrank, has shrunk, is shrinking, shrinks
encogerse, reducirse, contraerse, achicarse; retroceder (por miedo)

Example sentences of
shrink verb

  • •The sweater shrank when it was washed.
  • •Meat shrinks as it cooks.
  • •The town's population shrank during the war.
  • •Hot water shrank the sweater.
  • •The treatment should shrink the tumor.
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  • •He shrank in horror when he saw the dead cat.
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Synonyms of
shrink verb

recoil, flinch, wince, cringe, cower, decrease, lessen, diminish, reduce, abate, dwindle, recede, wane, subside, contract, condense, compress, constrict, deflate, concentrate, shrivel

Detailed synonyms for shrink verb

See: Contract, Decrease, Recoil
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Reverse translation for shrank

encogerse  - to shrink, to be intimidated, to cower, to cringe 
reducirse  - to diminish, to reduce, to lessen 
contraerse  - to contract, to tighten up 
achicarse  - to become intimidated 
retroceder  (por miedo) - to move back, to turn back, to back off, to back down, to recoil (of a firearm) 
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